24 Facts About Victor Moses

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Victor Moses has been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.

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Victor Moses made his debut for the Nigerian senior team in 2012 and earned 38 caps and scored 12 times before retiring from international matches in 2018.

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Victor Moses played in Nigeria's winning campaign at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the campaign in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Victor Moses was born in Lagos, the son of a Christian pastor.

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Victor Moses was playing football in the street at the time.

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Victor Moses was placed with a foster family in South London.

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Victor Moses attended Stanley Technical High School in South Norwood.

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Victor Moses first came to prominence at 14 after scoring 50 goals for Palace's under-14s side.

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On 20 March 2010, Victor Moses came on as a substitute against Burnley and got his first assist for the club, setting up Hugo Rodallega for an injury time winner.

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Victor Moses scored his first goal for Wigan on 3 May 2010 against Hull City.

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On 2 September 2013, Victor Moses signed for Liverpool on a season-long loan deal.

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Match of the Day 2 pundit John Hartson claimed Victor Moses had cheated, but later apologised to Victor Moses for his comments.

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On 1 September 2015, Victor Moses joined West Ham United on a season-long loan.

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Victor Moses became the fifth player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.

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Victor Moses scored the opening goal in the 2017 FA Community Shield, which Chelsea lost to rivals Arsenal on penalties.

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In January 2019, Victor Moses signed an eighteen-month loan deal with Turkish side, Fenerbahce.

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On 15 October 2020, Victor Moses joined Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

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On 2 July 2021, Chelsea confirmed that Victor Moses had completed a permanent transfer to Spartak Moscow, ending his nine year association with the club.

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On 10 February 2022, Victor Moses extended his contract with Spartak to 2024.

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Victor Moses travelled with the squad to the 2007 UEFA European U-17 Championship in Belgium, scoring three times to help John Peacock's side to the competition final, where they were narrowly beaten by a single goal by Spain, though Moses managed to finish as the competition's top scorer and collect the Golden Boot for doing so.

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Victor Moses was selected to play for Nigeria against Guatemala in February 2011, but the friendly was cancelled.

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Victor Moses then accepted a call-up in March 2011 for Nigeria's games against Ethiopia and Kenya.

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Victor Moses was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring two penalties in their final group stage game against Ethiopia, which Nigeria needed to win to go through.

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Victor Moses started in the final and played the entire game.